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Deere Scotty

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From a former Cattleman... I hate cold weather with a passion; just cant stand it!
I kringe at the thought of farmers having to get out in this weather, & fighting frozen water tanks, well pits, tractors, & equipment + anything else that comes with it. For a lot of You the next several days may be brutal. Around -15 in Central Indiana. Certainly colder in other spots North; last year We didn't even get below zero! My worst challenge will be if my Duramax Diesel will start at 3:35 am after getting off work everyday. It did not like the -3 we had a few nights ago at all. It sounded more like a JD 2 banger for the first 10 seconds. I may be out of luck for the first time in almost 8 years; but wont know till it happens. I can plug the engine heater up at home; not at work.

Good Luck Everybody!
 
Before I would try to cold start a Diesel in -0 weather I would pay for the fuel to let it run the entire shift. Much of the wear in an engine happens in the first few seconds it starts. When it is cold that wear is more.

IF you can go out at your breaks do like farmerwithmutt suggested and started the truck to warm it up.

When we have weather this cold I start my 1st gen Cummins and it may not be shut off until I am back home at night. While doing chores it would be too many starts and stops for me.
 
worked 2nd shift. shut off hot car on arrival. set choke at end of work, start it and drive home. go and start it at lunch break and coffee break. it is not fully warmed up and draws moisture and beg people to jump start you at end of work, or call tow truck, beg ride ect. saw it too many times in severe cold
 
Our 7.3 starts down to about -30 on it's own. We had -37 three days ago. She needed a boost and a snort of starting fluid. If your batteries are up to snuff you should be okay down to the -30 range.

+10, an east wind and snowing today. Seems positively summer-like after three nights ago. (chuckle!)
 
i never had problem but like you said keep an eye on temp gauge make sure its warm and battery recharge.it was the guys that didnt do it was asking me to jump start there cars
 
One of my college jobs was graveyard shift at the ammo plant near St. Paul. Worked on the body anneal line- burners kept temp 110-120 degrees. We worked in T shirts, couldn"t keep our jackets near the line.

I had a (under) year old 68 Mustang Fastback lemon. Wouldn"t start at end of shift unless I ran it at mid shift break. Made for a "brisk" rush in and out, wearing a T shirt.
 
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